Damaging Art News

There are some good art stories out on the internet right now. Like this story from a French museum. For whatever reason some people got drunk, broke into a museum and punched a hole through a Monet painting. My first thought was why a Monet? The impressionists are so damn boring and overrated why make a statement with one of them? Why not break into a gallery and punch a Damien Hirst in the skull or something? Why not take a wiz on a Jeff Koons puppy sculpture instead? I can think of a dozen other artworks I would much rather get physically abusive with than some old Monet painting. I could take a bite out of a Claus Oldenberg piece or go for a climb on a Di Suervo sculpture. But punching a Monet painting! That's like stealing your grandmother's fake teeth or something.

There is also this great story I saw linked on Modern Art Notes today. A group of concerned artisans fixed a neglected clock in a clandestine operation and for their good deed and selfless act they are now being chastised for it. Hard to believe isn't it?

I have been so preoccupied with my MFA classes to keep up with my blogging that for a little while at least I think the post are going to have to be a bit calmer on my part. The good news is that taking online MFA classes can be challenging, at least with time management. There is so much knowledge that is left up to the student to either work out for themselves or reject out of hand that I almost feel that I should be paying myself to be stuck in the library. The difference is the teachers are grading harshly and the crits are accurate. In the beginning I kind of slacked off on the technical side of things and was called out on it. This is a good thing; I don't feel that I am paying for nothing. But having a full time job and trying to be a student on top of that is a bit much. Especially since making artwork can be so time consuming.

Doing life drawing from a computer is for the birds I tell you - for the birds! The only thing I feel I am getting from it is exercise - at least I am staying in drawing exercise. But as far as finished drawings go - argh and grrr. We are allowed to use our own models as long as we post a reference photo for the drawing and I think I am going to have to start doing this very soon because my eyes are about ready to pop out of their sockets.

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